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CAHA MustBe NiceTo NHLhathnoscni.FIncelimi nPiqidtP:sttaqihiUlt;ai5CCALGARY (CP) — The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association’s junior committee is all for raising the junior age limit by one year but isn’t anxious to do anything to upset the National Hockey League.The age limit, now under 20 as of Dec. 31, is part of an agreement signed in May, 1967 by the CAHA and the NHL.The committee discussed the question in closed session Tuesday and then recommended to the annual meeting that the CAHA abide by the agreement. tBut chairman Fred Page of j ^Vancouver got delegates to ni agree that CAHA officers should | fc continue to ask the NHL to extend the limit to 21 as of Dec.31.President Earl Dawson had told the meeting earlier that the CAHA has been after the NHLlor some time to change the limit but the professionals won't budge.There is still a possibility the CAHA may skirt the NHL agreement by establishing a major-junior category open to players up to 22 years old.In other decisions, the junior committee abandoned plans to do away player strengthening in 1969-70 Memorial Cup playoffs.It basically reverted to the! J-situation that existed in 1968- j ti GO when ail teams but those ■. ^ from the Ontario Hockey Asso-1 lt;•' ciation were permitted to pick up an additional three players from within their own league for Memorial Cup inter-branch playoffs.The committee tentatively set May 5 as the starting date for the 1970 Memorial Cup final series. which will be played in eastern Canada.aiBwCsiu:hs;siCnhla.u
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Wed, May 21, 1969
Page 55
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